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The goal came on a controversial call in the 19th minute.
Following a Sporting Kansas City foul, Brandon Vincent put the
ball in play. It sounded like the referee blew his whistle
twice, and the Sporting players seemed to hesitate. Vincent fed
it to a streaking Razvan Cocis up the left side. He crossed it
to Michael de Leeuw, who scored uncontested.
The Fire (4-8-5, 17 points) improved to 4-1-3 in its last eight
home contests.
Sporting Kansas City (8-9-4, 28 points) outshot Chicago 20-3 and
did not have a single attempt on goal in the first half and had
only three all game.
Sporting's last scoring opportunity came on a free kick just
outside the box at the 90-minute mark, but Brad Davis' free kick
sailed just wide to the right of the goal.
Sporting Kansas City controlled possession in the first half,
but it was the Fire who led at halftime.
The game was delayed one hour and 48 minutes by severe
thunderstorms in the Chicago area.
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